Boss, u r very right. Its so easy to switch over to next song these days. i surely miss that time. Technology has surley its drawbacks.
Pravinder. --- In [email protected], "fretfreaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Technology has changed since the days of Roja, Kadhalan, Indian, > Rangeela, Dil Se...... > > Those were the days when we used to buy a new A R Rahman cassette > (yes, audio tape) and listen from start to finish with bated breath, > taking in every change of note, every sound of breath, every new > twist in the raga, or the odd beat out of sync done purposely so by > the master. > > I wonder if THAT is what has changed... we no longer listen to an > album from start to finish the way we used to. i-Pods and MP3s have > made it too easy to get bored with a song and switch it even before > we begin listening (yes, not hearing) to it. > > And since many DO NOT spend their hard earned (and saved up) money > on these songs (nah... better download it, easier and I don't have > move out of my chair!) lesser the motivation to find value in the > songs. > > And hence, we have our wordly wise (sitting in the chair at all > times) crowd bashing up and tearing apart every new soundtrack of > the master, not nearly listening enough before speaking up > professing the decline in standards of the great A R > Rahman! > > How wrong or right am I? hmmmmm. >

